Co 311 (Late Roman bronze coin of Anastasius I from Constantinople) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

498

Not before (date)

491

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

AdelsonKustas1964, pp. 167-168, 188, 189-190, 190-191 (monograms Z1, Z4, Z6 attributed to Anastasius or Justinian; Zacha hoard)

Comparanda

BMCIB Anastasius 59, 60, p. 7, pl. II:1

Comparanda

BMCVandals Small Bronze Coins 128-134, pp. 32-33, pl. iv:14, 15

Comparanda

DOCI Anastasius I 15.3, p. 12, pl. II

Comparanda

LRBC II.2288, p. 91

Comparanda

MIBI Anastasius I 40, p. 101, pl. 3

Description

Undersized flan for type.

Preservation comment

Wear: aVF/F. Deeply chipped edge with contiguous cracking; somewhat sparse, slight pitting and fissuring. Incipient light blue bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 73, no. 1122 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Indeterminate Monogram, Sixth Century, Nummus”)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Anastasius I (491-518)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

9.0

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.7

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed and draped bust of emperor to right (unusually thick hatching around bottom); within dotted border

Reverse Description

Monogram of emperor within dotted border

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph